Basile’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Basile is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Basile has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.69% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Basile in 2022 was $14,878, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $59,512 for a family of four. However, Basile contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Basile is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Basile home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Basile residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Basile also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.69% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Basile include French, German, French Canadian, Acadian/Cajun, and Russian.
Basile also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.84%.
The most common language spoken in Basile is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
